Salian dynasty

The Salian dynasty was a German family that provided four Holy Roman Emperors from 1024 to 1125 and several dukes of Franconia. Conrad II of Germany was the first Salian to rule over the Holy Roman Empire, and he was elected King of Germany after the Ludolfingers died out. The Salian rulers Conrad II, Henry III of Germany, Henry IV of Germany, and Henry V of Germany made the Holy Roman Empire into a Central European powerhouse with a new administrative system. Upon Henry V's death, the Saxon landholder Lothair II of Germany and the Supplinbergers came to power.